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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-1000379: Important: kernel security update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-1000379: Important: kernel security update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
06/19/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/19/2017
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

The Linux Kernel running on AMD64 systems will sometimes map the contents of PIE executable, the heap or ld.so to where the stack is mapped allowing attackers to more easily manipulate the stack. Linux Kernel version 4.11.5 is affected.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-kernel
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-rt

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